India 2011
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News on India in 2011
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EU OPPOSES DEATH TO BHULLAR
the European Union appealed to India not to execute KLF member Devender Singh Bhullar...
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GAUHATI HC EXTENDS STAY ON DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDER CONVICT
the Gauhati High Court in India extended the stay on execution of murder convict Mahendra Das once again till July 21, after the central government sought time to file an affidavit explaining circumstances that led to the inordinate delay in rejecting his
- JUNE 17, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY IMPASSE HITS SHARJAH DEATH ROW CASE
stalled negotiations over blood money forced the Sharjah Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates to adjourn again its hearing to June 20 in the case of 17 Indians sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court for the murder of a Pakistani bootlegger.
JUNE 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT SAYS SECOND CONVICTION UNDER NDPS NEED NOT BE DEATH
the Bombay High Court, one of the oldest and chartered High Courts in India, struck down
- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
- JUNE 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR 10 IN ETAH ‘HONOUR KILLING' CASE
in Etah, India, Additional Sessions and Special Judge (anti-dacoity) RB Sharma sentenced 10 people to death for murdering Rameshpal Singh, Udaypal Singh alias Bhura, and Vidya in an honour killing in Bilkhatra village on November 13, 2008.
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
- JUNE 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Rampur, India, Additional District Judge Kamini Pathak sentenced Shaukat Saifi to death for beheading his daughter on June 20, 2009 over her love affair with a youth in Kirmicha village.
- MAY 31, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BLOOD MONEY PAID, 3 PUNJABI YOUTHS RETURN HOME FROM DUBAI
after being released from death row in Sharjah central jail in the United Arab Emirates
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEARCH FOR HANGMAN DELAYS EXECUTIONS
India's first executions in seven years are likely be delayed because authorities are unable to find
- MAY 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ACQUITS MAN
domestic help Sandeep Maingade, 31, was acquitted by a division bench of justice BH Marlapalle and justice Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay high court in India.
- MAY 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AMNESTY SLAMS GOVT DECISION TO EXECUTE TWO PRISONERS
Amnesty International slammed the Indian President Pratibha Patil's decision to allow the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and Mahendra Nath Das.
- MAY 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
- MAY 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MERCY PETITION FOR INDIA'S 'HOUSE OF HORROR' KILLINGS
Surender Koli lodged a petition for mercy over his death sentence for the Nithari serial killings in India.
- MAY 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA CONVICTS CHALLENGE COURT ORDER
the 11 convicts sentenced to death in the Godhra carnage case approached the Gujarat high court in India challenging the special court's order.
- MAY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in India, Palakkad Additional Sessions Judge P.K. Haneefa sentenced Kanakaraj to death for murdering and robbing Sheela Jayakrishnan on March 23, 2010...
- MAY 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY FROM INDIA GETS DEATH
62-year-old Indian national Fazila Bee Abdul Kareem, from Chennai...
- MAY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
YOUTHS ON DEATH ROW: BLOOD MONEY PRODUCED IN COURT
the 46 lakh blood money to be paid to the family of the deceased Pakistan national by 17 Indian youths on death row in the United Arab Emirates and their families...
- MAY 13, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC 'ORDERS' GALLOWS FOR COPS IN FAKE ENCOUNTERS
a bench of the Indian Supreme Court comprising Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said that police who kill people in the name of a fake 'encounter' fell within the category of "the rarest of rare'' cases.
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BELGAUM'S DEATH ROW JAIL OVERFLOWS
the Hindalga central jail of Belgaum, India, is facing an acute shortage of barracks. As it's the only jail housing death row inmates, their number has been steadily rising over the years.
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HIGH COURT AWARDS DEATH FOR 3 FOR HONOUR KILLING
in New Delhi, India, Additional sessions judge DK Sharma sentenced Surender Singh, his brother Narender, and their mother Lakhpati Devi to death.
- MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ELEVEN PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW IN DASNA JAIL
with a special court ordering the execution of Surender Koli in the sensational Nithari serial killings case in India, the number of prisoners on death row in the Dasna district jail has reached 11, Jail Superintendent Vireshwar Raj Sharma said.
MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
India's Supreme Court has recommended the death penalty for those convicted of
- MAY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MILITANTS
in Jammu, India, Kathua Principal sessions judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal...
- MAY 3, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: NITHARI CASE: COURT ANNOUNCES EXECUTION DAY FOR KOLI, MERCY PLEA FILED
a special court ordered Surender Koli, 39, who was sentenced to death in the sensational Nithari serial killings case, be hanged between May 24 and May 31. Koli then filed a mercy petition before the President.
- APRIL 30, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
in Ghazipur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge A R Yadav sentenced Shivpujan, Mahendra...
- APRIL 26, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO INDIANS GET DEATH SENTENCE IN MALAYSIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
two Indian nationals were sentenced to death in Malaysia. Judge Siti Mariah Ahmad of the Kuala Lumpur High Court found Samad Mohamad Sulthan, 44, guilty of trafficking 3.9 kg of ketamine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 25, 2009.
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN FOR RAPING, KILLING CHILD
a bench comprising Justices Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramouli Kumar Prasad of the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to Mohammed Mannan, alias Abdul Mannan, 43, a mason, for raping and killing an eight-year-old child on September 28,
- APRIL 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: LOCAL COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO MAN FOR KILLING FOUR
in India, Shahjahanpur District Judge Narendra Kumar Kanaujia sentenced Raju Yadav to death.
- APRIL 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED IN MURDER CASE
in India, Justice Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court...